Ella Lewis Store and Rental Houses

The Ella Lewis Store and Rental Houses, at 3404-3406-3408 Courtland St. in Houston, Texas, were built around 1920. The collection was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The listing included three contributing buildings.[1]

Lewis, Ella, Store and Rental Houses
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3404--3406--3408 Courtland St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°49′02″N 95°23′44″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1920
Architectural style	Shotgun with Bungalow features
MPS	Independence Heights MPS
NRHP reference No.	97000543[1]
Added to NRHP	June 4, 1997

It included a two-story General Store, which was "the center of businesses operated by Lewis. It is covered in a large gable roof with horizontal siding and is surrounded by large deciduous and omamental trees. Two 1-story rental houses are south of the General Store. These are the last of four houses that continued to the intersection of 34* and Courtiandt Streets. Each house is noted by a metal gable roof and inset porches in a basic shotgun form with bungalow features."[2]

It was deemed significant as "a significant example of independent businesses operated by African Americans in Independence Heights. They are also representative of local commerce and ethnic heritage."[2]